Welcome to the second installment of my new article series: “Areas That Annoy Me in the Oracle Games”. Look, I love these games. I think that the secret system is so great and so well-thought-out that it hurts me that more games don’t do it. (Come on, Pokémon; you insist on selling me two versions…
The point of the Tingle’s Maps column is to write about fun and interesting places present throughout the Zelda series, and this article is no exception, as I intend to discuss some cool locations present in the very first Zelda game. Now, the graphics in The Legend of Zelda are clearly reflective of the time,…
Here I am, once again wishing that Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity had a freeplay mode. Or a photo mode. Or both! Hyrule Castle Town draws me back again and again, and it’s frustrating to have to replay timed battles in order to explore it in more depth. So much of it is out of…
Exploring all of the strange and wonderful islands of Phantom Hourglass is one of the best parts of the game. (And there are many great parts. Deal with it, haters.) The game follows a reliable pattern: Link finds a sea chart, sets a course for one of the islands on said chart, and explores to…
Few would argue the fact that Breath of the Wild excels at its use of the environment and locations to provide subtle worldbuilding and add a sense of mystery to our exploration of the quiet, desolate Hyrule. For this reason, one—or should I say three—of my favorite places that I found during my travels were…
After months of not touching my save file in Breath of the Wild, I decided to spend an hour or so playing the game before turning off the lights and going to sleep. I didn’t have a plan or goal really since I finished the game years ago, I simply wandered across Hyrule to enjoy…
Last time I contributed to our Tingle’s Maps column, I explored the garden around Link’s house in Breath of the Wild. Today, I take a look inside this little home and see if I can glean anything more about our beloved hero. I can’t promise to find any concrete answers, but I’ll certainly provide you…
Link’s Awakening received a manga adaptation a year after the original release. Ataru Cagiva gives us a much more personal take on the events of the game. For the most part, the events are the same, but there’s more dialogue; even our silent hero is given a voice! One of my favorite dramatized moments in…
Remember Oracle of Ages? It was so cool! You could travel back and forth through time with a harp, which is cooler than an ocarina and you know it. You got cool animal companions which includes a kangaroo with boxing gloves, because this is a bonkers universe where anything can happen. You could link up…
Up the hill from Hateno Village’s main road is one of my favorite Breath of the Wild locations. You pass the Shrine nestled in the trees, take the worn path between Bolson Construction’s show homes, and find yourself at a wooden bridge spanning a gorge. Across this bridge is a house much like the ones…
Outside of video games, the Legend of Zelda series has branched out into other fiction mediums, including that of manga. Probably some of the best known, at least where I am in the United States, are the volumes written by Akira Himekawa. They have written a manga volume for almost every Zelda game entry. I…
Link’s Awakening DX was the first Zelda game that I actually played. I had maybe dabbled with a few before, notably The Legend of Zelda even though I didn’t know what was going on, but Link’s Awakening DX was my first Zelda. I have so many fond memories of this game from when I was…
The final battle in Skyward Sword takes place in the most tranquil location; a space between the sky and water. Link is in the sky, yet walking on water. Although he is used to being in the clouds near the sun, this dreamy location is different. Before and after the final battle, this location is…
If it seems like I’m fixated on the ruins scattered throughout Breath of the Wild, it’s because I am. Since I’ve started writing for the Tingle’s Maps column, I find myself reading and interpreting all games totally differently. And let me tell you, it is so frustrating that Breath of the Wild is littered with…
After navigating four dungeons, wearing various masks, and living the same three days over and over again to help the citizens of Termina solve their personal issues before the Moon crashes into the city and wipes their problems out of existence, Link finally finds himself face to face with the villain to end the vicious…
